JAINA Convention 2009 07 Los Angeles

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

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aina 2009
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JAINA Convention, July 2-5, 2009 Founder My dear Friends His Holiness Pulya Shree Chitrabhanuti
It is a pleasant occasion to come together to celebrate the 15th Biennial
JAINA Convention where all Jain Centers have worked with great Director
dedication, to bring together the various nower of Societies and Jivan Proctor
Temples to create a beautiful gurland of unity. Pramoda Chitrabhanu
Barry Wolfe Jain Dharma is not only a teaching but it is primarily a practice: the Devendra Peer
practice of Ahinsa. Ahinsa means the dignity and sacredness of the human person in relation with other living beings. Its criteria are Reverence for All Life.
Violence is spreading like wildfire all over the world and is devouring human life. It is a matter of grave concern to all of us, and our conscience urges us to do something in this direction: Practicing Ahinsa in everyday life, creating literature, holding conferences and seminars, and increasing the consciousness of Reverence for All Life - these are the ways to peace. And with our sincere practice, meditation and prayer. We create vibrations of awareness of Reverence for Life. In this way, we help nullify the idea of dehumanizing war and violence in the world.
Pujya Shree Chitrabhanuji
Bhagwan Mahavira has shown us by the examples of his own life experiences that nonviolence and compassion are the answers for peace and well-being. In order to expunge violence, one has to remove it from thoughts, from feelings, from the mind, and from one's expressions, knowing this law of life, we can purify our minds with peace, feed our body with healthy vegan food, and nourish our thoughts with understanding others' point of view through Anekant.
One thing we know is that children learn more from our practices and living example rather than from commands and rituals. Example speaks louder than our advice.
TIONERE
Success, not at the cost of others, not with conflict but with cooperation and coordination, becomes pragmatic and automatie. We grow through mutual Parasparoagraho Jivanam, helping each other. The cruelty which is imposed upon the lives of animals is beyond imagination. True Jains, all through their historiae refrained from
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